Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Chicken places 4–5: BIG BOYS BBQ edged HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION by 0.0116.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
2014-08-29 – 2014-08-30 · Westport, CT · 📍 Westport, CT 06880
Grand Champion: How You Q'ing (321.6804) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Psycho Grillers
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
142.23
median 151.41
169.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.70
- Pork Ribs 164.56
125.73
169.70
Entries
19
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
169.7028
Winning margin
0.5484
1st over 2nd
Field average
153.42
142.23169.70
median 151.41 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.5484 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
151.4056
142.23169.70
10th place overall
Field spread
27.4744
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 5564 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A contest record in chicken
169.7028
best chicken ever cooked here
Regular BBQ Crew turned in 169.7028 in chicken — past the 165.7256 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 165.7256
- across 1 past editions
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-31 | Westport, CT | Westport, CT | 22 | 334.8800 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | THAT'S OUR QUE |
| 2014-08-29 ← this one | Westport, CT | Westport, CT 06880 | 19 | 321.6804 | How You Q'ing | Psycho Grillers |
| 2015-09-05 | Westport, CT | Westport, CT 06880 | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7028 | 159.3828 | 151.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 164.5600 | 156.0116 | 148.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
19 entries · top 169.7028 · median 151.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular BBQ Crew | |
| 2 | How You Q'ing | |
| 3 | Thats Our Que! | |
| 4 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 6 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 8 | Jeff and His GREAT Team | |
| 9 | BASH BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Relaxin' Jack | |
| 11 | THE GRILL FATHERS | |
| 12 | Psycho Grillers | |
| 13 | Weiss Guys | |
| 14 | WESTPORT EMS | |
| 15 | RUB ME TENDER | |
| 16 | BEAST SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Lazy Bones | |
| 18 | BIG JUICY BUTTS | |
| 19 | Straight Que BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 164.5600 · median 148.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psycho Grillers | |
| 2 | Relaxin' Jack | |
| 3 | BIG JUICY BUTTS | |
| 4 | BASH BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 6 | How You Q'ing | |
| 7 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | BEAST SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Thats Our Que! | |
| 10 | RUB ME TENDER | |
| 11 | WESTPORT EMS | |
| 12 | Regular BBQ Crew | |
| 13 | THE GRILL FATHERS | |
| 14 | Straight Que BBQ | |
| 15 | Jeff and His GREAT Team | |
| 16 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 17 | Lazy Bones | |
| 18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 19 | Weiss Guys |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Chef'S Choice
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 155.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTPORT EMS | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 3 | Psycho Grillers | |
| 4 | BEAST SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Relaxin' Jack | |
| 6 | Thats Our Que! | |
| 7 | BASH BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 10 | BIG JUICY BUTTS | |
| 11 | THE GRILL FATHERS | |
| 12 | RUB ME TENDER | |
| 13 | How You Q'ing | |
| 14 | Jeff and His GREAT Team | |
| 15 | Weiss Guys | |
| 16 | Lazy Bones | |
| 17 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 18 | Regular BBQ Crew | |
| 19 | Straight Que BBQ |
Master Series — Dessert
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB ME TENDER | |
| 2 | Lazy Bones | |
| 3 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | |
| 4 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Weiss Guys | |
| 6 | WESTPORT EMS | |
| 7 | How You Q'ing | |
| 8 | Straight Que BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG JUICY BUTTS | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 11 | Relaxin' Jack | |
| 12 | THE GRILL FATHERS | |
| 13 | Regular BBQ Crew | |
| 14 | Thats Our Que! | |
| 15 | Psycho Grillers | |
| 16 | Jeff and His GREAT Team | |
| 17 | BASH BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | BEAST SMOKERS |